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The Story Of The Blues

Music | Documentary

4.2

Release Date

June 30, 2004

Duration

102 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blues and Blues Electric. The blues has evolved and diversified, and filtered into a surprising variety of styles in contemporary music. In the blues the history of music was released. A look at the roots, origins and the subsequent influence of style the film explores the blues significant contribution to the development of jazz, rock and country and western music. Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Alexander Texas, and many more artists are featured through the film.

Casts

Lee Conley Bradley

Self

Lee Conley Bradley

Robert Johnson

Self

Robert Johnson

Lonnie Johnson

Self

Lonnie Johnson

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Self

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Duke Ellington

Self

Duke Ellington

Mississippi John Hurt

Self

Mississippi John Hurt

Jelly Roll Morton

Self

Jelly Roll Morton

Louis Armstrong

Self

Louis Armstrong

Kokomo Arnold

Self

Kokomo Arnold

Bertha Hill

Self

Bertha Hill

Bessie Smith

Self (archive footage)

Bessie Smith

Pete Johnson

Self

Pete Johnson

Cousin Joe

Self

Cousin Joe

B.B. King

Self

B.B. King

Elmore James

Self

Elmore James

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